If Ron Evans has anything to do with it, he wants to make sure the "Internet of Things" doesn't become the "AOL of Things." Ron's talk on Full Scale Robotics will be held on SCALE 13x Saturday at 6. The SCALE Team caught up with Ron to ask him about his presentation.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

Levente Kurusa comes all the way from Hungary to speak at SCALE 13x on "Linux Desktop: When Is Our Year?" Levente's talk will be on SCALE 13x Saturday at 6. The SCALE Team caught up with him to talk to him about his presentation.

Q: Can you please introduce yourself and tell me a little bit about your background?

SCALE 13x media sponsor Opensource.com has graciously pitched in with writing some of the speaker interviews for those giving presentations at SCALE 13x. Opensource.com's Jason Hibbets (who is also a SCALE 13x presenter) interviews Jon Cruz, who is speaking on SCALE 13x Sunday at 3 on "Where's Wayland?"

SCALE 13x has gone mobile using Guidebook! Download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at SCALE 13x. You'll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule and browse exhibitors, maps and general show info. The app is compatible with Android devices and iPhone/iPad devices.

SCALE AV Team member Michael Starch steps out from behind the scenes and will be giving his presentation, "Streaming-OODT: An Open-Source Platform for Big-Data Processing" on SCALE 13x Sunday at 4:30. The SCALE Team caught up with Michael to ask him about his talk.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

Bryan Lunduke expects that you might -- you just might -- have your mind blown at his SCALE 13x presentation, "Windows is Awesome," on SCALE 13x Sunday at 11:30. The SCALE Team caught up with Bryan to ask him about his talk.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

SCALE 13x media sponsor Opensource.com has graciously pitched in with writing some of the speaker interviews for those giving presentations at SCALE 13x. Opensource.com's Jason Baker interviews Jonathan Boulle, who is speaking on SCALE 13x Saturday at 3 on "Rocket and the App Container Spec."

When sofware legal topics come to mind, the first thing you think of is . . . "House of Cards"? Deb Nicholson is giving a presentation on "Software Patent Litigation: What Have We Learned?" on SCALE 13x Sunday at 4:30. The SCALE Team took a few minutes to ask her about her talk.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?